15.07.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2022
Torture and prohibited treatment continue to be used against those arrested and in politically motivated criminal cases
14.06.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2022
On May 21, the Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus, actions in memory of Vitold Ashurak and in solidarity with more than 1,200 political prisoners took place all around the world
13.05.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: April 2022
Minsk Municipal Court has commenced hearings of criminal case against Viasna volunteer service coordinator Marfa Rabkova, volunteer Andrei Chapiuk, and eight other persons
06.04.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: March 2022
Ongoing war in Ukraine radically changes agenda in Europe and world; democratic countries have imposed new sanctions and restrictions on Belarus
04.03.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: February 2022
On February 27, a referendum on the draft Constitution of Belarus was held. Experts of the monitoring campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” documented numerous law violations
03.02.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: January 2022
As of February 1, Belarusian penal facilities held 1,022 political prisoners; the number continues to increase steadily.
05.01.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2021: Analytical review
The presidential election of August 2020 and the unprecedented protests that followed determined the long-term political situation in Belarus.
31.12.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2021
In December, the authorities continued to apply politically motivated prosecution, issuing excessively harsh punishments to individual political prisoners.
03.12.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2021
Viasna member and head of the Center for Strategic Litigation Leanid Sudalenka and Viasna volunteer Tatsiana Lasitsa were sentenced to three years and two years and six months in prison, respectively.
04.11.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: October 2021
Viasna is aware of at least 95 people convicted in politically motivated criminal trials during the month.
04.10.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2021
Viasna knows the names of at least 103 people convicted in politically motivated criminal trials held in September.
02.09.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: August 2021
During the month, the authorities continued to actively prosecute individuals for political reasons. Viasna knows the names of at least 136 people convicted in August in politically motivated criminal trials.
03.08.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2021
On July 14, three more members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” were detained on criminal charges: Ales Bialiatski, chairman of the organization, Valiantsin Stefanovich, member of Viasna’s Board and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Uladzimir Labkovich, lawyer and coordinator of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.
03.07.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2021
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” is ware of at least 125 people were convicted in politically motivated criminal trials during the month.
02.06.2021 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2021
In May, the authorities continued to actively prosecute people for political reasons. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, since August 2020, more than 3,000 criminal cases have been opened for violating the procedure of holding mass events and protests.
